US Tariffs 04 Apr 2025 The long-trailed US decision on global tariffs that landed on Wednesday have sent shockwaves through…
Tap and Go on GM Trams, Buses and Trains 04 Apr 2025 Train passengers on the Stalybridge to Victoria line or the Glossop to Piccadilly line –…
Pro-Business Government 14 Mar 2025 Labour campaigned as a pro-business party, and we are governing as a pro-business party. We’ve…
International Travels 13 Mar 2025 I write this while on a trip to Japan with the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, for…
GM Clean Air Plan Update 21 Feb 2025 An investment-led Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan which means there will be no Clean Air…
Tackling the Small Boats 19 Feb 2025 Immigration is a topic that comes up a lot on the door, particularly at the…
Celebrating Apprentice Week 14 Feb 2025 This week marks National Apprenticeship Week, an opportunity to celebrate apprentices and the impact they…
Transforming Tameside 15 Jan 2025 I start the year with a sense of excitement about the potential of a number…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 14 Jan 2025 This week in Parliament the new Government presented the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. I…
Tameside Transport Updates 09 Jan 2025 I would like to begin by wishing Reporter readers a Happy New Year. Unfortunately, it…
Bee Network arrives in Tameside 07 Jan 2025 What a job Andy Burnham has done as our Mayor. This work, on public control…
Rest In Peace, Stuart 16 Dec 2024 The whole of the Stalybridge and Hyde Constituency Labour Party is in grief this weekend…
Hawthorns School Grand Opening 12 Dec 2024 Last week I had the great pleasure to attend the grand opening of the new…
A Government for Change 10 Dec 2024 This Labour government was elected on the promise of change, to deliver a decade of…
Mottram Bypass Update 02 Dec 2024 I had an update meeting with National Highways and Balfour Beatty last week about the…
Getting Businesses Exporting 01 Dec 2024 Greater Manchester has been trailblazing enhanced support partnerships to help small GM export businesses grow…
The Assisted Dying Bill 29 Nov 2024 The vote on the Private Member’s Bill proposing the UK introduce assisted dying was today,…
A Fair Deal for Young People 27 Nov 2024 I recently visited Hyde High School to meet the students in the Politics Club where…
Community Buses are Coming 25 Nov 2024 It was back in April that I wrote my last column on buses, and how…